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L. L. SCOTT.

CLOTH MEASURING MACHINE- APPLlCATION FILED SEPT. 13. 1919.

Reissnsd June 22, 1920.

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'35 a single chart of i'elotively short with UNITE?! .xizefies LEWIS L.'SCOTT, $1. LUUIS, MISSGUEI, ASSIGNOR. Elf liElESI-EE THE MEASUEEGRAPH CQHZPANY, A. CORPORAIIUN OF. MISSOURI.

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CLOTH-MEASURING MACHINE.

Original No. 1,308,951, dated Meg/" 26, 1919, Serial Ho. 145,145, filed January 29, 1917. Application for reissue filed September 13, 1919. Serial No. 323.636.

0 all whom it may concern:

lle it known that 1, Lewis L. Soon. a citizen of the United States of America, residing at the city of St. Louis,.Stete of His 5 souri, United States of America have vented a certain new and useful Cloth- Measuring Machine, of which the foll0winsis such a full, clear, and exact description as will enable any one skilled in'the 10 art to which. it ap xrta-ins to make anti use the some, re'lerenee being hecl'to the meow-- pumping drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements iii cloth measuring i'nachines and more particularly to that class ol machines, in which the cloth is passed between. a. pair of rollers, one of which is connected. to i'egistei'ing device and also to :1. computiiw' chart for indicating the computed prices olt thelcngths of goods measiu'ed.

(hie object of my invention. a simple. coin nic', lighton device of the class above I is to proi i Lie nexpensi vo ALH- .25 other object of my lRVEHiZlOIl is to providestance, in taking inventory.

Anothei' object of my invention is to eri unge the coinputezl prices on the computing chart in such a manner that e great quantity of computed prices can be put on "In practice itis very desirable to have a. price i'iinge of some forty-eight or even more rlili'ei'entprices per yard.

ii. ii'urther object of my invention is to ill so construct the measuring vroller that occur uul lQll le measurements can be tten. armies object is toproviile on ol:l;1.-iue'ti.e H1 one to? returning the ll1Bl3,S-.l1" ing roller and connected parts to initial position, and to further provide an euteinzitic governor or broke (located at a point where maximum speed is obtained) to prevent excessive speed of the perts'in returning to initial positlon.

Another object of my invention is to so mount the machine that it may be used both vertically and horizontally, in. order to facilitate its use in retell (h'ygoccls stores Where goods are frequently piled up on the counter 'wl'iei'e the machine-is used. In the accompanying drawings. which illustmte one form of Nice mode in no cordaln'rc with 1y invention, Figure l is a top plan YlBVV; .l ig. a. horizontal section; Fig. is a hoi'izontel cross-section thiough a. portion of the machine showing a detail of operating mechanism for the clamping roll; Fig; 4 EL development of the surface of the nieasuiriflgevlieel; Fig. 5 is Vertical cross-section; Fig. 6 is :1 side View, so? =01 the juri t eiugg shown in sections .ifii 7 is in end. showing, 2i part of the front will of i liIHOV-Ml so that some of the interior parts ma be seen; and Fig. 8 iew showing" :1. portion of the computing chart. I Like marks of reference refer to sin parts in the seveiel the iliev-ri 1' represents which serves to ihclose and fern a support for the interior working 2 Fig. ii e. heel: cover :2" lied is u. base plate Wli lCl1 is et'l zu'ul cover 2., and is PIOVlfliEii with. the arm -'.l which extends downward. 5 is store counter to which attached. the brackets- 6 which support the round her 7 at each end. The casting 8 is horecl lioi'isontcllyto fit the be? '7'. and v'ei'tieeliy to lit the arm el. 9 a clamp screw to clamp the moi 4.. It will. he notecl that this m'rengenient pen mits the measuring niecl'iine to be moved. both vertically and horizontally. in (lisphiying: and showing goods on US: store counter. said ggoorils get pilecl up in order to use the in'uehine to advent; i necessary to raise to the level of t of goods. it is also desirable to slide the machine along the store counter so that more tluu'i one clerk can have ZMKQSS to it. 10 is :1. measuring Poi-lei which is exactly one-eighth of :1 yard. in circumference. ll

' Specification of Reissued Letters Patent. Rgigs d J 22 192 to by screws (not Sl'lGYi'lll'i. El

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and 12 are governor Weights which are piv;

to zero. 19 is the counting indicator 'it -42n0rmilly holds shaft 36 in the nosi'tion rangedto oount. 99g @Iid'iillil start agaln shown; in-' Fig.* -2. Bv pulling out on the at' zei'oi 20 is :1- ivheel on the count ermfln .lfilitton 39' {50 40 is elearof slots 41) ringed to counter i'nil'ieate z rcl'fzlt, eaeh hmlturniiag :1 few degrees the gears 3% and i ohltion of tl 1e i'0iler3l(l,. said wheel will he ilisconne'eted from the othertwo m 1s gearedhto. "sp ed 'ofj'shnft' 1i"! [\Vheel gearstoop'eiate theregister-without opera? 2 s ,g'eaj-re d 54,0 "wheel 204ml} Wheel 22,. .-fin'g thecost co'mphtingmechanism;

L iwhe'e-l 2 l gehring. not'shown)Q ,W'he'el "flhczis' l is prorirld withku slot 4?) (Fig. is'ylireotlyfcfonric tetl to .sh'pffll? 31nd" 5) ivhihl iis tlire ctlj over the chart roller :25; 10 1 divided into nine.eqi'ml'v spafies(Q1 apart) said opening 523 is covered by the glass win-Q v I W'liih iiiclioat 'i'neheacha l dow t-L Columns of figures 45-iuicl 46 are i of inches forth'e yard. \hieasu'rein eiitsl arranged oh the chart (see Figs; 1 and roost eo'm'monl if uj's'eclinthe saile oflciothiro whigh indicate thecostof giren'lengths of," v in ards/and fiaotionslhflyards i i Ste-1350f material at different prices pe'i yardythe v, 15 eighths. It is sometimes desirable t6 colujnn's of-numbers are in pairs of two angl' sfl measurewfi-sgaml also finj'oml "nuinher 'ezicli pair has at it's-head, :1 number; or $1 finches; Areading of; or. p. hard may frat, "ional number as indicated b3 17, infii-Q; 'be'gott'enin the follo wirig,iweyz; yrefer,. citing the length} of mate'ri'ai to 'wh'el-r ring to tab1e24 (Fig. 7 j 'whioh gives fracprices he corresponding column opp 20v tions of a yard in -'s,'- il'so il Rd and Extending alongeither side of the slid-4:3

I heloweach fru'ctim-i i-t's'equivuleht'in ipches-1 are the strips-etti and 49, having arranged it Will he'noteil thatg of a 'yar requalsdil v thereon a series 0'1 numbers, intlioating ill-'5 inches,or 3 inchesmore thztiyi" yard zinc 'prioe penyardi 'The said prices showii iii comes between i},- and To read 9; yard, "Fig/1 running from-hearts to $1.00 and 25 'wheel 20 should indieate {yard and. fivheel- 'iid numbers arranged to be directly oppo- 7 23, 3 inches.- Toreztcl which-is 24; inehes site the number imthe various Columns 45' or 1-}- inches more than? yards) wheel 20 41nd 4G, so thai'tus the'ehartQG is wound up should iii-(lights? ards and wheell 23, on'the rol-lerfiBUFi'g/T (by the rotation of inches." lryljthis arrangements reading cap nezisuring' roller'lbli to .1- given position no- 30 be had i'ninehes, fractions of or a'nd a cording'tothe length of material measured, continuous.ineasurem'ent eanhe gotten 0i"; .the mlmher otvthe head of the pair of col sin indefinite number of yards. The wheel umns lfiand sfi willfihcli *ate the length of beingdirectly,-attuehed to the shaft 17 material measured5gan d by observing the ivithout gea ng fo'f 'e iyfkind, there is; 110- number in columnists it 19', which indicates 35 possible chance for any wear Liking place the-price per yard at whiehthe material is to aft'eotthe accuracy of measurement. soldthe number olrthe chart 26 directly Thenumerjal 25 (Figs; 5, G, and 7) indiopposite and adjacent surh price number ,oates a roller-on whioh'the computing chart wi'l' indie-ate the cost 'ofthe length of mm i wound up, very muchthe same as'fthe' \te fil measured. It will he noted that by 40- commonivilydow curtain. Roller 25 is progar rigingthe numbers in' double columns Titled With-hearings which run on the' sta- H 1. n-d' 46 -a. i1 1 placing the "price per yard tion'ary shaft 27; which is looked aga nst oohoth sides j'ofslot a very Willa range "rotation by-theset screws The spiral of prices per yard can he hui in a snuili 7 Spring *25) is Wblmd around. ?the spit thereby 'm'aking the mzit'hine very 45- shaft '27 and one end-,of saiil spring- -1s 1 coinp'aet. To get the same quantity ot'p'rice fastened to shaftQT and thefother endf fas mnges- {by other:irrnngiements) thutj-Iaxn tened to roller 25-.y-(7rie'eiul ofthe, chart exhibited" to ,gi et ,ivith hiy 'a rrangeinel'it, 2{i'is"se(;nregl to a rQIler BI) (Fig.2) hy be "*.\"o1 i lil be necessary to' either .do'uhle jihef' ling'plssegl through slot 30lin said roller; vidthtof' the co'm 'mting chart or use two; '50 said roller 30' is fixed, its shaft 3L; which Lepamte clmrtsof the-same length as 118661011; Izitter i-arries thespui ear 32 which con my imi'eh'ineivi Where tivo charts z1're,i-1sed;or,- "fneots-thespur em 33 (on measuring roller where oh rt of long length is usetl diled' shaft 17) through spur-gears 34141111 35 'weight and friction is ihtrodncetl .321 1k (gear vteeth not shown), R'GQH'XS 34 111d 35 has ,heenff ound JD pract ce to mat-arm 55 are;looketiftogether' and l we a. beztring on impair thehccuracy of tlref measlu'en ent one end of-the shzift 361 aid 's'haftf 3 6 is The resser roller-5U is math: '0 r .hber m supported by the hearing 3. 7 and; is pi'iovided is designed to cohperate high he -\'vithe:i' stop coll:11'"3S. The -other endvof the, roller 10 to man ta n. mate l flShwiftfiGjarojeotfs throrigli the "hack Cover 2 een rollers li'l frictional contact I 60.. uiid has the button 39 attached tl're re t The 10 'so that the latter will he turnotlfh pin 40 is fixed to the shaft 36 and normally i g nmteriahhehveen the rollers; .12 {or it) rests in the .slot 41 inback cover 2.1:- The isnz ule of'metal and has :1' 561183 oi small.

spri'nglli. fitsoverjshaft 365mm! end hearholes drilled all along the] p'eijhery, 'ing agaiflst the inside of Tel :2, an? the these holes are-so snmh that they cannot 65';othe1"en d' against the ool lai This s1j1r1ng czu se damnge'to the material B striiieting rollers and 50, I prevent slippage which would cause inaeeurate measure- ;ment: and by having the measuring roll.

made of metal. instead of rubber, it is insured against rhanging size. and thereby causinginareulal nieasnren'ient. The roller ht 'is provided with hearin :32 (hip; fl)

which run on the shaii't 53; said shaft all is fixed to frame Whirh is provided with pivot hearings 553 secured. to ease 1. The springs; 56 (Fig. T) are for the purpose of holding the roller 50 in Contact with roller The trame M is provided with a lug 57 whirh hored out to receive the shaft :39 whit. v is slidahly mounted therein. The 56% has an enlarged end 5% vThe roil spring is mounted pn shaft 51 and hears: against the lug or 01' name at. (hie end ot the shaft 58 projects; through the elongated slot 81. Figs. 5 and G) in case 1, and the huttero. is srrewed on to said projecting end. Shaft 58 has a smell hole running through ite length in whirl) the small push rod 62-3 (Fig. 3') is .ilahly mounted. 6+l'is a brake lever \vh-ieh is pivoted to I e l at (l5 Fig. l'lne end of seid hralte lei-er lll is designed to bear against the roller 10 when roller 54? is not in con ith roller ilk-in order to rotation of the roller. 3) is arched to the lower rer ti l. 67 t i 1".3. 6 and .rhirh is attached to ease 1d ot' the hr i v me on,

yieldingrly eon-- ee 74'? oftrame 54 by place by the coil r. later. The worm 73 mired to the shaft 31 and "Works the W011]. l (Fig. 5) which is pr0= rieed with suite." le hearings in the stand 75. The pin 76 is cured to the worm wheel 742-said pin abate (when the) worni Wheel. is in a re .i'nposition} against the stop 77 on the r" p The stop 77 prevents the worm from ma inga e'omplete revolution 1 either 1. i 1011., thuspreven'b ingz ill'j'lll) to' the iineeluinisni through overrotation in her direction. i

The or. ollen of the device as follows: To measae e vermin length of goods the operator inser he edge portion of the eloth i the ro lers lllznid 50 and pieces the [be r 'nst the side or? t knife j W'lillli m in the position shown in h on (l ig 5) pulled :1 disengage i. troin the de- Ti of base 1; the springs 56 (Fig. '1 will act on frame 5i thereby moving the fit? rolle upon the cloth and pressing it iirin into eontaet with roller 1.0; at the The an ion and purpose of these the lower arm of the hralce lever (34 and i'elease it from the roller 10 (see Fig. 5).- The material is then pulled between the rollers, and the movement of the goods will rotate the roller ll). which will in turn rotate the vomiting: derirealso the rhart rollers; and WUIIH 73, through gears 35, 34- am hei'ore described. In; the roller 25 is mused to rew'alve by i'novenient ol the (hart till. the spiral spring 29, (Fig. (3) will he put under tension. ixssuining that the purrhaser dosires 333;; yards of rloth-the movement of the ('loth between the rollers is (-outinued until the wheel 21 indig-ates -3 and wheel 2) indicates '1' (see Fig.2. l) when Further ino'reniel-ii'. of the ('loth will he stopped; The button- 62 is then pulled outwardly and upward H until it engages the notvh Z8. This action separates the rollers, sets the brake o4 sons to prevent rotation of the roller 1H, and brings the knife-.68 in yielding rontaet with the goodsso as to hold the rloth up to the fiber block (37. By pullingthe'goods; outfrom between the rollers the knife will rut a. notch at the eorrert point. The operator then tears oil the rloth. o rats the same with scissors. Assuming the price of the cloth to he 7!) cents per yard, theoperator would then look for the J t price in they (-olumn head by Ell lying opposite and adjarent 79 in column 4. which would show the rostot the material measured was MIT. The vostof any amount oi rloth from :L up to 12 yards {\rh usually the limit of retail sales} would be similarly ascertained.

After the machine has. been used in the measuring operation the measuring indieator and chart may he returned to zero hy simply pressing the push rod 3 which will release the brake lever (A from the roller 10. The spiral spring 29 will then act on the roller 25, causing the rotating parts to re- 'Xvhieh is set to stop tl1e-rhart and counter indicator. at zero. During the return to zero of all parts, roller 10 is revolved at high speed-the governor arms 11 and 12, hy eentrifugal force. will bear against the bore 16 (Fig. in Casting; i l and thereby art as a brake to prevent exeessive speed of all parts in returning to zero.

The stop '77 (Fi m 5) Will. also 'n'event the worm Wheel 74: i'rom making a complete rerolutio when turned in the (illlGlUilOIl as 1g. -It is so arranged as to loelr before theeomputine; chart is entirely wound up on the roller 30, therebypreventing (121111- age to said chart by careless operation. 1 Where it is desired to use the machine for measuring; only (such as is the case in taking inventory of goods) where the computing would not he needed, and where long lengths of goods are to measured, the eomputing chart and rollers holding the same, are disconnected by 'iulling out 39 thus disconnecting gears 33 and This will allow continuous rotation of the measuringrOll'er 10 and counting indicators. Suppose that the length of the first piece of. cloth measured was yards, by making a notation of the counting indicator reading, the next piece will be measured with 50 yards on the indicator as the starting point. This simply means that if this feature of r.lisconnectin the computing chart did not exist it would either be necessaryto have a computing chart ten times longer than necessary for retail sale of goods; or the machine would have to be reset. to zero every 12 yards in measuring a bolt of goods containing (30 yards. The resetting would cause a loss of time and a chance to miscount When it is'again desired to connect up the'com 'iuting chart rollers, so as to 0pcrate when measuring roller ll) is revolved, it can be done by pushing in 39 to mesh. gear 35 and 33.- It will, however, be necessary to set the counting indicator to zero by turning on the button 18 (Fig. 2).

Having fully described my invention, what 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1; In a measuring and computing machine the combination with a measuring roller, of i a computing chart, means whereby said chart is operated from said roller, said chart having a series of computed prices for each fractional measurement, a spring for returning the chart and measuring roller to initial position, means for stopping said parts at the zero or initial position, and retarding means ineludinga centrifugal friction brake device, attached to the measuring roller, for regulating the speed of the return movement of said roller and connected parts.

2. In a measuring and computing machine, a measuring roller made of rigid material and provided with holes, computing chart, means whereby said chart is operated from said roller, a second roller made of resilient material and cooperating with the measuring roller to hold said goods to be measured firmly against said measuring roller and yielding means for holding said second roller against said measuring roller.

3. In a measuring and computing machine,' the combination with. a measuring roller, of a computing chart, means whereby said chart is operated from said roller,

' said chart having a seriesof computed prices for each fractional measurement and having said fractional measurements printed on said chart, a casing for said parts and having an opening therein through which a portion of said chart is Visible, there being a series of prices, per single yard on the casing, and an inch registering wheel directly connected with said measuring roller, said inch registering wheel cooperating with the yardage indicated by said chart.

4. In a measuring and computing ma chine, the combination with a measuring roller, of a computing chart, means whereby said chart is roller, said chart having a series of comoperated from said,

puted prices for each fractional measurement arranged in two adjacent rows and having said fractional measurements printed n said chart for each double row of com pnted prices, a casing carrying said parts,

I combination with a measuril'ig roller, of a second roller coo 'ierating therewith, a movable frame carrying said second roller, a cloth cutting knife yieldlngly carried by said frame, and means for movingsaid.

frame to bring said knife into operative position and separate said rollers, whereby said cloth is slit when it is removed from the machine.

G. in a cloth measuring machine; the combination with a measuring roller, of a registering device actuated therefrom, a brake for preventing said registering device from returning to initial position, a cutting knife, means for simultaneously operating .said cutting knife and setting said brake,

and manually operated means for releasing said brake.

7. In a cloth measuring machine, the combination with a n'ieasuring roller, of a secondroller coopc *ating therewith, a registering device actuated from said first named roller, a brake for preventing the return of said measuring roller and registering de'-- vice to initial position, means for simpltaneousl y disconnecting said rollers and setting said brake, and manually operated means for releasing said-brake.

8. Ina cloth-measuring machine, the combination with a measuring roller, of a second roller cooperating therewith, means for moving said second roller toward and away from said first named roller, a operatively connected to said second named roller, a spring actuated brake'mechanism for said measuring roller, means ifo-r simultaneously separating said rollers and setting said knife, and means for operating said brake mechanism. i

cutting knife 9. In a cloth measuring machine, the combination with a measuring roller, of a registering device operated therefrom, a cloth cutting knife, a brake for preventing the return of said roller to initial position, means for simultaneously moving said knife into operative position and setting said brake and manually operated means forreleasing said hrakc.

10. In a cloth measuring machine, the combination with a measuring roller, of a registering device operated therefrom, a second roller cooperating therewith, a mow .ahle frame carrying said second roller, a

' cloth cutting knife carried by said frame, a

brake *for preventing the return of said operated by said measuring roller for operating both the said registering device and the com puting chart and means for d1sconnecting said measuring roller and chart while said measuring roller is in operative connection w th said vregistering device whereby the machine urement only.

12. In a cloth measuring machine, the combination with a measuring roller, of a registering device, a computing chart, means operated by said measuring roller for op erating both the said registering device and the computing chart, means for disconnecting said measuring roller and chart while said measuring roller is in operative connection with said registering device, whereby the machine may he used for measurement only, and means for manually returning said registering device to initial position.

13. In a cloth measuring machine, the combination with a measuring roller, of-a may be used for measregistering device, a computing chart, means actuated by said measuring roller for operating both said registering .device and computing chart, a spring for returning said parts to initial position, and means for disconnecting said computing chart and spring from. said measuring roller, whereby the machine may be used: for measurement only.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand. 7

Lewis L.-SCOTT. 

